Chidinma Judith Akunwa

Entrepreneur in Training

Chidinma Judith Akunwa is a backend software engineer with a Bachelor of Engineering from Nnamdi Azikiwe University and a Nanodegree from Udacity. She has built her technical foundation across a range of professional experiences, including roles at I Swipe Technologies, TotalEnergies, and Divtag Automation, as well as a software engineering internship at HNG Internship. She is currently an Entrepreneur in Training (EIT) at the Mest Africa AI Startup Program, where she sits at the intersection of technology and innovation.

Adoption Matters More Than Sophistication — MEST Africa

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May 5, 2026

Adoption Matters More Than Sophistication — MEST Africa

The best system is not the most advanced one. It is the one your team will actually use. Host Donna P. Mitchell goes inside the MEST Africa AI Startup Program in Accra, Ghana — where 30 entrepreneurs from 7 West African nations are building AI companies with fewer resources than most US enterprises spend on a single pilot. Joined by Paul Crafer, Emily Fiagbedzi, Desmond Kwaku Coffie, and Chidinma Judith Akunwa this conversation challenges how executives think about adoption, talent, and...

Guests: Paul Crafer , Emily Fiagbedzi , Chidinma Judith Akunwa , Desmond Kwaku Coffie

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